One-half of the music group, Danfo Drivers, Mountain Black, has said that the music industry neglected his recently deceased colleague, Mad Melon, before his death.
Black told newsmen that “yes, he was neglected (by the music industry). We became popular in 2003, and we had been managing ourselves since then. I believe that with God, all things are possible. We believed in ourselves, and that is why we were still relevant in the industry till now. The industry is very wide; you can fix yourself anywhere and make your money. We were, also, both involved in transportation business.”
On the nature of Mad Melon’s illness, Black said, “I am not a doctor. I was actually not around. It was when I got back, I was told that he was not feeling well. One of his relatives called me and said I should come immediately because my brother was acting strangely. By the time I got there, he was gone. I was just told he was not feeling fine.”
Revealing the plans for Melon’s funeral rites, Black said, “The wake will take place on October 11, while the burial will hold the next day. We stay in Satellite Town now but we have to go back to Ajegunle where we were brought up. He is going to be buried in Atan Cemetery, Yaba. The people of Ajegunle have been very supportive.”
Also, another Nigerian singer, Kelly Hansome described the Nigerian music industry as disrespectful and ungrateful, stating that those mourning his colleague did not support him before his death. “They just show fake love about. Its now they will be posting his pictures on their social media. Nobody remembered him when he was alive,” he said.
